Human Ancestor "Little Foot" Goes Public

posted by Hector Gonzales -
1 week ago

Scientists in South Africa are showing off a human ancestor called Little Foot. The near-complete skeleton named for its small foot bones is the oldest hominid skeleton ever found in South Africa's so-called Cradle of Humankind. It's estimated to be more than 3.6 million years old. Little Foot was found in a calcified, ancient cave in 1997. Hominid fossils from the cave system where Little Foot was found were first discovered in the 1930s.